With a view to encourage participation of more and more number of small industrialists in the MSME (marginal, small and medium enterprise) sector, the Government is working towards simplifying various issues vis-a-vis finance, raw material, marketing, labour laws, NOCs and others including those related to procedural basis, Union MSME Minister, Kalraj Mishra said at an event organised by industry body Assocham held in New Delhi.

"As has been advised by the
Prime Minister, we will put in place a single-window clearance
mechanism for the MSMEs and make all efforts to address the
significant issues of raw material, marketing, capital and others in
a specific timeframe," said Mishra while inaugurating a seminar
titled 'Improving Access to Finance: Stimulating Growth for MSMEs,'
organised by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of
India (ASSOCHAM).

In
Focus

"All these issues need to be discussed in
totality and in an integrated manner," said the minister.

On
the issue of re-defining MSME, the minister said that the need has
been felt to increase the limit of capital investment by various
stakeholders in the MSME sector and the Government will hold
discussions in this behalf to ascertain as to what should be the new
investment limit.

The
Minister also said that the Government will make efforts to revive
sick industrial units in the MSME sector and take measures to ensure
not to repeat things that led to sickness in MSMEs.

With
the new government on the verge of completing one-month in office,
the Union Minister said, "We have been successful in giving the
message about a creative and positive work culture that was expected
of us, we are going forward in that direction while taking things
seriously and though we do experience that certain recent steps being
taken by us might be causing problems to the masses but we have done
that while keeping in mind the long-term results and those will prove
to be fruitful as we go ahead."

Earlier, in his address at
the ASSOCHAM seminar, Kalraj Mishra said that there is a need to
leverage population and promote entrepreneurship across India instead
of treating high population as a liability.

"Small
industrialists must be imparted proper training for skill development
purposes both at the public and private sectors level," said
Mishra. "Besides, considering the dearth of skilled workforce
lacking technical know-how, the labourers also must be given due
training more so in order to employ more and more people."